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Stevens-Johnson syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis syndrome are life-threatening reactions that can result in death. Complications include permanent blindness, dry-eye syndrome, lung damage, photophobia, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, permanent loss of nail beds, scarring of mucous membranes, arthritis, and chronic fatigue syndrome. Many patients' pores scar shut, causing them to retain heat.
The ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen in water (H2O) is 2:1.
There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.
Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.